Registered: Nov 2008
Location: lou,ky
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i have a walker dog that a lady found and gave to me. took him huntin to nite he done pretty good but i was wondering if thete is any way to tell about how old he is

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Send a pic.
look at his teeth, his face, comp, does he act like an old dog? Is the dog calm or act like a pup? Best of all,does he tree coon? If so dont worry about it,have fun!

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Registered: Nov 2008
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well he is not gray in the face one bit, hes pretty laid back acting he knows what a coon is,but i was just kinda wondering about how old he is. he has all of his teeth

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I betcha the person who lost him can tell you his age.

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Really teeth is youre best way of judging a dog. Take a good look and see if they are worn down. Look at a young dogs teeth then look at that dogs teeth and you will have a general idea. Color is not a good way to judge because all dogs varry in color. i have seen 3 year old dogs that look very dingy in color. Also look at the dogs nails. See if they are bright or dull and cracked. most vets can give youy a pretty good idea to go by.

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Registered: Nov 2008
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thanks james200 i tried to find the guy but it seems he is not wanting his dog back.

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I would say teeth would be the best way to guess at age.



True about color....I have two 5 1/2 yr. old litter mate sisters.(Redbone) One is brighter in color with absoluetly no graying. The other is a duller color with graying muzzle.

I also had a Redbone female that would have been 9 yrs. on 01-01-10 that had just started graying in the face this past year.

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teeth are the best to tell age, color would be the last thing i would look at, but could help. I think they way he acts, bone structure, his feet, and overall dispostion could get u close to his age.

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Guessin he is a Grade Hound, with no papers, May explain why he can tree a Coon. LOLOLOL
You can only just guess as to his age.

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I dunno about that, Rich. You lift their tail and count the rings......

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